John Lennon Said a Beatles Hit Was 1 of the 1st Heavy Metal Songs
John Lennon felt one of The Beatles‘ songs was an early heavy metal record. Paul McCartney felt the song was groundbreaking as well, although for different reasons. Notably, the song became a hit twice in the United Kingdom.
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride.” “It was pretty much a work job that turned out quite well,” he said. “I think the interesting thing was a crazy ending: instead of ending like the previous verse, we changed the tempo. We picked up one of the lines, ‘My baby don’t care,’ but completely altered the melody.”
In Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul said “Ticket to Ride” was innovative. However, he did not claim it was an early heavy metal song.
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
